Danish Muslim group charged with funding terrorism

[Behind the Aegis]

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark charged a Muslim organization, the Danish Al-Aqsa Association, on Wednesday with funding terrorism by channelling funds to Palestinian militant group Hamas, the prosecutor said.

"We have today charged the organization and two of its members, and seized some of its funds," Henning Thiesen, special prosecutor for serious economic crime, told Reuters.

The Justice Ministry said an investigation launched in 2002 showed the two Al-Aqsa members had collected money in Denmark and transferred it to "Middle Eastern organizations which are part of or have connections to the terror organization Hamas."

The Islamist group Hamas is sworn to Israel's destruction and has claimed responsibility for many suicide bombings of Israelis.

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